Venkatesh Athreya
Biographic Data
| ID | 123448 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Venkatesh Athreya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Venkatesh |
| FAMILY NAME | Athreya |
| SIGNATURE | ATHREYA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wildlife Conservation Society India |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4555-8473 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Stories of coexistence: A narrative inquiry of leopard attacks on people
Pursuing human–wildlife coexistence is particularly challenging for carnivore species as conflict can negatively impact human livelihood and well‐being. Understanding the social context of how communities perceive conflicts with carnivores, often witnessed in their folklore and stories, can shed light on pathways for fostering coexistence. In the current study, we explored the stories participants shared about leopard ( Panthera pardus ) attacks …
Charting risk pathways of leopard attacks on people: A decision tree approach
The often-under-researched aspect of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is the socio-cultural factors affecting a community’s experience of HWC. In this study, we examine the risk of leopard attacks in North India where ~ 3 fatal leopard attacks occur on people per year. We used a mixed method approach to weigh the risks of a person experiencing a leopard attack in Himachal Pradesh (HP) across parallel scenarios by (a) calculating the most probable pa…
Professor C. T. Kurien: A Personal Tribute
International Development, Public Economics, Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession
Charting India’s Economic Evolution
The book under review is a monograph by Haruka Yanagisawa, originally published in 2014 in Japanese under the title Modern Indian Economy: Roots of Development, Processes and Prospects. It was rewritten in English by Tsukasa Mizushima and others after Yanagisawa’s death in April 2015. Professor Mizushima must be commended for having undertaken the invaluable task of making this book available to scholars of the Indian economy
Changing a leopard's spots or how people spot leopards? Managing human – leopard interactions in urban India
The leopard that learnt from the cat and other narratives of carnivore–human coexistence in northern India
This study explores the diversity of factors that influence human–leopard relationships in Himachal Pradesh, India. Looking beyond the socio‐economic and ecological dimensions of human–leopard conflict, it documents the multifaceted nature of human–wildlife relationships. We carried out a qualitative analysis of human–leopard interactions based on interviews conducted during an ethnographic study of various stakeholders in the vicinity of a villa…
Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary Conference of the Foundation for Agrarian Studies
International Development, Political Economy
Agriculture in Revolutionary Cuba: Achievements and Challenges
International Development, Labor and Human Capital, Political Economy
Perestroika and the Third World: The Changing Status of the Concept of 'Neocolonialism
Since April 1985, the Soviet Union has attracted considerable attention the world over for its ongoing process of 'perestroika' or restructuring and the accompanying phenomenon of 'glasnost' or openness. The processes signified by perestroika and glasnost are very complex, have specific historic origins and dynamics, and encompass economic, political and ideological aspects. A major part of the processes concern internal changes in Societ Union. …
Identification of agrarian classes: A methodological essay with empirical material from South India
This article is primarily methodological. It contains a discussion of the concept of agrarian class, and an attempt to develop a method for class analysis, that is, for identifying the class status of individual households, and thereby to develop a tool for assessing the numerical strength of various classes. The article is part of a wider study of production relations in parts of Tiruchy District in Tamil Nadu, and the impact of these relations …
"Some Implications of "The New Economic Policy
Identification of agrarian classes: A methodological essay with empirical material from South India
This article is primarily methodological. It contains a discussion of the concept of agrarian class, and an attempt to develop a method for class analysis, that is, for identifying the class status of individual households, and thereby to develop a tool for assessing the numerical strength of various classes. The article is part of a wider study of production relations in parts of Tiruchy District in Tamil Nadu, and the impact of these relations …
"Some Implications of "The New Economic Policy
Identification of agrarian classes: A methodological essay with empirical material from South India
This article is primarily methodological. It contains a discussion of the concept of agrarian class, and an attempt to develop a method for class analysis, that is, for identifying the class status of individual households, and thereby to develop a tool for assessing the numerical strength of various classes. The article is part of a wider study of production relations in parts of Tiruchy District in Tamil Nadu, and the impact of these relations …
Perestroika and the Third World: The Changing Status of the Concept of 'Neocolonialism
Since April 1985, the Soviet Union has attracted considerable attention the world over for its ongoing process of 'perestroika' or restructuring and the accompanying phenomenon of 'glasnost' or openness. The processes signified by perestroika and glasnost are very complex, have specific historic origins and dynamics, and encompass economic, political and ideological aspects. A major part of the processes concern internal changes in Societ Union. …
Agriculture in Revolutionary Cuba: Achievements and Challenges
International Development, Labor and Human Capital, Political Economy
Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary Conference of the Foundation for Agrarian Studies
International Development, Political Economy
The leopard that learnt from the cat and other narratives of carnivore–human coexistence in northern India
This study explores the diversity of factors that influence human–leopard relationships in Himachal Pradesh, India. Looking beyond the socio‐economic and ecological dimensions of human–leopard conflict, it documents the multifaceted nature of human–wildlife relationships. We carried out a qualitative analysis of human–leopard interactions based on interviews conducted during an ethnographic study of various stakeholders in the vicinity of a villa…
Changing a leopard's spots or how people spot leopards? Managing human – leopard interactions in urban India
Charting India’s Economic Evolution
The book under review is a monograph by Haruka Yanagisawa, originally published in 2014 in Japanese under the title Modern Indian Economy: Roots of Development, Processes and Prospects. It was rewritten in English by Tsukasa Mizushima and others after Yanagisawa’s death in April 2015. Professor Mizushima must be commended for having undertaken the invaluable task of making this book available to scholars of the Indian economy
Professor C. T. Kurien: A Personal Tribute
International Development, Public Economics, Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession
Stories of coexistence: A narrative inquiry of leopard attacks on people
Pursuing human–wildlife coexistence is particularly challenging for carnivore species as conflict can negatively impact human livelihood and well‐being. Understanding the social context of how communities perceive conflicts with carnivores, often witnessed in their folklore and stories, can shed light on pathways for fostering coexistence. In the current study, we explored the stories participants shared about leopard ( Panthera pardus ) attacks …
Charting risk pathways of leopard attacks on people: A decision tree approach
The often-under-researched aspect of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is the socio-cultural factors affecting a community’s experience of HWC. In this study, we examine the risk of leopard attacks in North India where ~ 3 fatal leopard attacks occur on people per year. We used a mixed method approach to weigh the risks of a person experiencing a leopard attack in Himachal Pradesh (HP) across parallel scenarios by (a) calculating the most probable pa…
Geography (7 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Biology (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Leopard (4 works) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (4 works) · History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)